Danse Macabre vs The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Anita Blake, Blake, Vampires, Horror, Fiction
Danse Macabre
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Fans have been waiting to sink their fangs into an all-new Anita Blake hardcover in the New York Times bestselling series.These days, Anita Blake is less interested in vampire politics than in an ancient, ordinary dread…
The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
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From back cover Jove paperback October 2002: "THEY WERE TREATING ME LIKE I WAS A VERY DANGEROUS PERSON. At five-three I am not imposing. Raise the dead, kill a few vampires, and people start considering you are one…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) highest: The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) 4.3 · Danse Macabre 3.8.
- The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Danse Macabre.
- Danse Macabre has the widest readership — 48894 ratings behind its score.
- Danse Macabre runs the darker storyline; The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Danse Macabre | The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (48894) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (75) | 3.7 (117) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (16) | 4.5 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (275) | 4.5 (355) |
Reception
| Danse Macabre | The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 48894 | 355 |
| Editions | 5 | 7 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 10354 | — |
| Reading it now | 570 | — |
| Written reviews | 1080 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 170 | — |
| Pages | 459 | 293 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Danse Macabre or The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)?
The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) 4.3/5, Danse Macabre 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Danse Macabre or The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)?
The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) (293 pages, ≈ 5 h 26 m); Danse Macabre (459 pages, ≈ 8 h 30 m).
Which is harder to read: Danse Macabre or The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Danse Macabre: Moderate; The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter): Light.